Three remanded after Cuyuni ganja busts

Three persons are now remanded prisoners after allegedly being found with marijuana during police searches in Cuyuni River areas.

Owen Yearwood, 19, of Lot 59 Nabaclis, East Coast Demerara, faced two drug charges on Monday when he appeared before Magistrate Judy Latchman at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

It was alleged that on November 22, at Melagy Landing, Cuyuni River, Yearwood had 1.1 grammes of cannabis in his